The Essential Guide: Research Writing Across the Disciplines

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The Essential Guide: Writing Research Papers Across the Disciplines is the ultimate brief research reference. Pocket-sized and inexpensive, this research guide is priced to work as a supplement in any research-oriented course.Designed to be a guide for writing research papers both in first-year composition courses and in upper-level courses in all disciplines, The Essential Guide: Writing Research Papers Across the Disciplines, Second Edition, features advice on the judicious handling of research materials as well as extensive coverage of electronic research and methods for publishing on the web. It remains rooted in the fundamentals of thorough library research but encourages and equips students to use the Internet as well as field research where appropriate. It endorses the written word while recognizing the value of graphics, audio, video, and slide presentations.Numerous student samples and excerpts model different types of research papers from across the disciplines. Comprehensive coverage of the four most common documentation systems increases the text's usability beyond the composition classroom. A dedicated website for the original Writing Research Papers is available to users of the brief version as well.

Finding a Scholarly Spic

Generating Ideas and Focusing the Subject

Relating Your Personal Ideas to a Scholarly Problem

Talking with Others to Find and Refine the Topic

Using Electronic Sources

Using Textbooks and Reference Books.b

Writing a Thesis, Enthymeme, or Hypothesis

Thesis Statement

Enthymeme.Hypothesis

Drafting a Research Proposal

Writing a Short Research Proposal

Writing a Detailed Research Proposal

Library Research

Finding Sources with Your Library Access

Using the Librarys Electronic Book Catalog

Searching the Librarys Electronic Databases

Searching the Printed Bibliographies

Searching the Printed Indexes

Searching Biographies

Searching Newspaper Indexes

Searching the Indexes to Pamphlet Files

Searching Government Documents

Searching for Essays within Books

Building Your Research Journal

Searching the World Wide Web

Using a Search Engine

Using Search Engines Devoted to Academic Disciplines

Accessing Online Sources

Field Research: Collecting Data Outside the Library

Conducting Research within a Discipline

The Social Scientists

The Physical Scientists

The Applied Scientists

The Humanists

Investigating Local Sources

Examining Audiovisual Materials, the Internet, Television and Radio Programs

Conducting a Survey with a Questionnaire

Conducting Experiments, Tests, and Observation

Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism

Using Sources to Enhance Your Credibility

Identifying Bias in a Source

Honoring Property Rights

Avoiding Plagiarism

Seeking Permission to Publish Material on Your Web Site

Finding and Reading the Best Sources

Understanding the Assignment

Guide to Academic Sources

Humanities

Social Sciences

Sciences

Identifying the Best Source Materials

Scholarly Book

Biography

Scholarly Article

Sponsored Web Site

Interview

Experiment, test, or observation

Trade book

Encyclopedia

Popular magazine

Newspaper

E-Mail Discussion Group

Individual web site

Internet Chat Conversations

Evaluating a Source

Relevancy

Authority

Accuracy

Currency

Organizing Ideas and Setting Goals

Using the Correct Academic Model (Paradigm)

A General All-Purpose Model

Academic Pattern for the Interpretation of Literature and Other Creative Works